34 Notable alumni of HEC Montreal
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
HEC Montreal is 1174st in the world, 1st in North America, and 33st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 34 notable alumni from HEC Montreal sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with HEC Montreal won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Djibo Salamatou Gourouza Magagi
politician
minister
Djibo Salamatou Gourouza Magagi is a government official in Niger.
2. Alain Dolium
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
politician
Alain Dolium is a French businessman, politician and a member of the MoDem.
3. Sylvain Pagé
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Sylvain Pagé is a Canadian businessman and politician. Pagé is the former Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Labelle in the Laurentians, elected in 2001. He is a member of the Parti Québécois.
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4. Armando Torres Chibrás
1959-. (aged 67)
writer
conductor
Armando Torres Chibrás is an orchestra conductor at Pershing Middle School, with extended activities as scholar, lecturer, academic jury, author and arts leader born in Mexico City. He is currently Head of the Orchestral Academy Program of El Sistema-Mexico, an agency of the National Council for Culture and the Arts of Mexico.
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5. Jean Habel
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Jean Habel is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represents the electoral district of Sainte-Rose as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
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6. Élaine Zakaïb
1959-2018 (aged 59)
politician
Élaine Zakaïb was a Canadian politician. She was member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Richelieu, first elected in the 2012 election and re-elected in 2014.
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7. Fred Beauchemin
financier
politician
Frédéric Beauchemin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. He represents the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
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8. Adrien Pouliot
1896-1980 (aged 84)
mathematician
university teacher
Adrien Pouliot, CC was a Canadian mathematician and educator.
9. Anne-Marie Gélinas
1964-. (aged 62)
film producer
television producer
Anne-Marie Gélinas is a Montreal-based film, documentary and television producer. She is the president and CEO of EMAfilms, a production company that she founded in 2008.
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10. Caroline Codsi
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
lecturer
Caroline Codsi is a Canadian businesswoman who is the president and founder of a non-profit organization Women in Governance, created in 2010 to help women access decision-making roles. She is also a board member of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Alexa Translations, and has spoken at TEDxMontrealWomen.
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11. Saul Polo
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Saul Polo is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of Laval-des-Rapides as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2022 Quebec general election.
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12. Jacques Hébert
1923-2007 (aged 84)
essayist
politician
writer
journalist
publisher
Jacques Hébert, OC was a Canadian author, journalist, publisher, Senator and world traveller who visited more than 130 countries.
13. Pauline Irène Nguene
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
minister
Pauline Irene Nguene is a Cameroonian-born petroleum engineer. She is currently the Cameroon Minister of Social Affairs.
14. Sarah Myriam Mazouz
1987-. (aged 39)
judoka
Sarah Myriam Mazouz, also known as Sarah-Myriam Mazouz, is a Gabonese judoka. She competed in Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 78 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Natalie Powell.
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15. Bouchra Baibanou
1969-. (aged 57)
engineer
mountaineer
Bouchra Baibanou is a Moroccan alpinist and motivational speaker. She is the first Moroccan woman to summit Mount Everest, and in 2017 she became the first Moroccan to complete the Seven Summits.
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16. Stéphane Bédard
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
politician
Stéphane Bédard is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Bédard was interim leader of the Parti Québécois from 2014 to 2015. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Chicoutimi. He was chosen as interim parliamentary leader by the PQ caucus on April 10, 2014, following the PQ government's defeat in the 2014 general...
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17. Daniel Paillé
1950-. (aged 76)
management assistant
economist
university teacher
director general
financial analyst
Daniel Paillé is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He was elected leader of the Bloc Québécois with 62 percent...
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18. Abdourahmane Sarr
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
economist
Abdourahmane Sarr, in Paris, is a Senegalese economist who is the leader of the Movement for Rebirth, Liberty and Development (MRLD) - Moom sa Bopp, Mënël sa Bopp, a Senegalese social movement created in 2011, and the head of the Center for Local Economic Development Financing (CEFDEL), a think tank founded in 2010. He was appointed Minister of Economy, Planning...
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19. Ousmane Diallo
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
amateur wrestler
Ousmane Diallo is a Guinean wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 52 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He has been the Minister of Town Planning and Housing since November 4, 2021 in the Mohamed Béavogui government.
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20. Ruba Ghazal
1977-. (aged 49)
chartered accountant
politician
Ruba Ghazal is a Canadian politician. A member of Québec solidaire, she was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the district of Mercier. Since 2024, she has served as Québec solidaire's female co-spokesperson.
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21. Pierre Houde
1957-. (aged 69)
television presenter
Pierre Houde is a Canadian play-by-play sports announcer for Réseau des sports (RDS). He has announced broadcasts of Montreal Canadiens games since 1989, and received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2024, in recognition from the Hockey Hall of Fame for his broadcasting career.
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22. Pierre Arcand
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Pierre Arcand is a Canadian politician, businessman, announcer and journalist in Quebec, Canada. He was the elected Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Mont-Royal–Outremont in the Island of Montreal from 2007 to 2022. He represented the Quebec Liberal Party. On October 5, 2018, Arcand was named interim leader, following the resignation of Philippe...
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23. Hélène Desmarais
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
Hélène Desmarais CM OQ is a Canadian businesswoman and is a member of a number of boards and committees in the public and private sectors, including president of the board of directors of HEC Montréal.
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24. Christine Fréchette
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Christine Fréchette MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the Sanguinet electoral district as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
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25. Jacques Parizeau
1930-2015 (aged 85)
politician
economist
Jacques Parizeau GOQ was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996.
26. Martine Ouellet
1969-. (aged 57)
engineer
politician
Martine Ouellet is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014.
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27. Pierre Fitzgibbon
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Pierre Fitzgibbon is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Terrebonne as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. He was Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade from October 18, 2018 until resigning on June 2, 2021 in the wake of a...
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28. Dominique Anglade
1974-. (aged 52)
businessperson
politician
Dominique Anglade is a Canadian engineer, businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11, 2020 to December 1, 2022. She has served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2015 to 2022, representing Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne. She is the first woman to lead...
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29. Pauline Marois
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Pauline Marois is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.
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30. Antoine Arnault
1977-. (aged 49)
businessperson
Antoine Arnault is a French businessman who is the vice-chairman and CEO of Christian Dior SE. He is the second child and eldest son of billionaire Bernard Arnault, who controls LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The Arnault family is one of the wealthiest in the world.
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31. François Legault
1957-. (aged 69)
accountant
businessperson
politician
François Legault is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 32nd premier of Quebec since October 2018. A founding member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), he led the party since its inception in 2011 until his resignation. Legault sits as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the Lanaudière region riding of L'Assomption. Legault's ongoing...
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32. Carolle Brabant
executive
Carolle Brabant CM is the former executive director of Telefilm Canada. Brabant was named to the position by Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore in March 2010. She was succeeded by Jean-Claude Mahé in March 2018.
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33. Manuel Mathieu
1986-. (aged 40)
painter
Manuel Mathieu is a Haitian contemporary visual artist recognized as a painter of abstract works that suggest figurative forms within ambiguous spaces. Mathieu draws from Haitian visual cultures and from Western art movements such as expressionism and existentialism. His practice weaves together formal techniques, Haitian contemporary art movements to explore phenomenologies of human relations as they relate to power dynamics,...
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34. Oulimata Sarr
politician
Oulimata Sarr is a Senegalese politician who served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal from September 2022 to October 2023, becoming the first woman to be appointed to this ministerial position.
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